raw
/rɔː/adjective
1
- (of food) uncooked（食物）生的, 未经烹煮的：
raw eggs
生蛋
salsify can be eaten raw in salads or cooked.
婆罗门参可以凉拌着吃或煮熟了吃。
1.1
- (of a material or substance) in its natural state; not yet processed or purified（材料, 物质）自然状态的, 原料状态的; 未加工的, 未经处理的; 未经净化的：
raw silk
生丝
raw sewage.
未经处理的污水。
1.2
- (of information) not analysed, evaluated, or processed for use（信息）未经分析的; 未经评价的; 未经处理的; 原始的, 第一手的：
there were a number of errors in the raw data.
原始数据中存在若干误差。
1.3
- (of the edge of a piece of cloth) not having a hem or selvedge（布料边缘）无褶边的, 无织边的; 毛的, 未精缝的。
1.4
- (of a person) new to an activity or job and therefore lacking experience or skill（人）生疏无知的, 稚嫩的, 无阅历的, 无经验的; 未经训练的：
they were replaced by raw recruits.
他们为新兵所取代。
1.5
- S. African derogatory (of a black African) from a traditional tribal or rural culture〈南非, 贬〉（非洲黑人）源自传统部落（或乡村）文化的。
2
- (of a part of the body) red and painful, especially as the result of skin abrasion（身体部位）（尤指因皮肤擦伤）发红而疼痛的：
he scrubbed his hands until they were raw
他把手擦到又红又疼
figurative 〈喻〉Fran's nerves were raw.
弗兰的情绪伤痛得厉害。
3
- (of the weather) bleak, cold, and damp（天气）阴冷的, 湿冷的：
a raw February night.
2月份一个阴冷的夜晚。
4
- (of an emotion or quality) strong and undisguised（感情, 品质）强烈的, 不掩饰的, 赤裸裸的; 坦诚的：
he exuded an air of raw, vibrant masculinity.
他透出一种豪放的、活跃的阳刚之气。
4.1
- frank and realistic in the depiction of unpleasant facts or situations如实坦陈的：
a raw, uncompromising portrait.
如实坦陈的、毫不妥协的描述。
4.2
- US informal (of language) coarse or crude, typically in relation to sexual matters〈美, 非正式〉（语言）粗俗的, 下流的, 淫秽的。
短语
don't come the raw prawn with me
- Austral. informal don't try and make me believe something that is not true: don't treat me like a fool〈澳, 非正式〉不要蒙我; 不要愚弄我。
in the raw
1
- in its true state: not made to seem better or more palatable than it actually is处于自然状态, 处于蒙昧状态; 原汁原味：
he didn't much care for nature in the raw.
他不大喜欢原始的大自然。
2
- informal (of a person) naked〈非正式〉（人）赤裸的, 裸体的：
I slept in the raw.
我裸体而眠。
touch someone on the raw
- upset someone by referring to a subject about which they are extremely sensitive触及…的痛处。
派生词
rawish
adjectiverawly
adverbrawness
noun词源
Old English hrēaw, of Germanic origin: related to Dutch rauw and German roh, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek kreas 'raw flesh'.